We develop human resources to be able to create a future of trusted information security. We live in the age of information. As various forms of information are spreading across the world, many diverse forms of businesses and activities are springing up to use them. We have encountered different types of information security problems in recent years, including targeted attacks against specific corporate organizations, phishing, information leakage, and cyberattacks against interested nations. It is challenging to see IT progress without solutions to these problems.
To cope with this situation, we need various specialized human resources such as engineers, practitioners, and researchers in information security. Obtaining a lot of capable specialists is even a national agenda.
IISEC was established in 2004 as a graduate school specializing in information security. Since then, we have devoted ourselves to advanced education and research under the slogan, "systemizing a new study field and fostering specialists." Eventually, we have structured our curriculum consisting of cryptography, network system, system technology, operation, law, and ethics to be competitive in the world. Moreover, we never stop brushing up our curriculum to cultivate talents.
Meanwhile, collaborating closely with several business corporations, we have started an information security specialist certification program for the "Integrated Special Scheme for Information Security Specialist cultivation" project sponsored by the Education Ministry. Also, we regularly host information security workshops open to the public to work together with society and develop these activities more.
By the end of March 2012, 208 students have received a master's degree, and 20 have been granted a Ph.D. in informatics from IISEC. These graduates have begun functioning as strong networks of information security. We have a feature to have many corporate employees and self-employees among our students. We have recently seen a growing number of international students expected to increase more in the future.
We look forward to cultivating many highly-motivated, diverse students so that IISEC could be Mt. Liang, the stronghold of eminent specialists in information security.
IISEC has set up the advisory board comprising critical figures in public and private sectors to improve overall research activities and human resource development as an educational institute. We value outsiders' advice and guidance to review research and educational achievements by various external viewpoints for our endeavor to meet social needs and catch up with technological development.
Our education is designed to provide a wide range of knowledge and skills in various fields related to information science, security technology, management and operation, the legal system, and information ethics, in addition to research guidance following the background of individuals to meet a large variety of social needs and situations.
Information security technologies and knowledge are based on IT-related interdisciplinary science rather than an independent discipline. In other words, related fields widely range over subjects from fundamental science such as electromagnetism and mathematical logic, to applied science such as computing technologies, operating systems, software engineerings, network engineerings, communication protocols, access controls, operation techniques, management techniques, organizational theories, laws, and ethics. Therefore, the curriculum is structured by four perspectives: technologies, management and operations, legal systems, and information ethics. Additionally, highly detailed research guidance is provided to individuals depending on their background and career path.
Furthermore, the master's program aims to enrich knowledge bases, require students to complete two compulsory subjects to learn a standard image, develop a broad vision about an overall picture of information security, and encourage them to take basic research writing classes and computer science. The doctoral program provides a flexible study framework to encourage the students to attend a part of the master's program to reinforce technical knowledge for their research interests.
